Denali Ingredients ยท 2 days ago
Production Associate
New Berlin, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expDenali Ingredients is a small business in Wisconsin that specializes in creating ice cream ingredients. They are seeking a Production Associate to follow recipes, operate equipment, and ensure product quality in a fast-paced environment.
ChemicalFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color
Set up, operate, and tend equipment that mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes
Sort, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications
Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality
Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment such as mixers, extruders, discharge pumps, freeze tunnels, screens, metal detectors and scales
Observe and listen to equipment to detect possible malfunctions, such as leaks or plugging, and report malfunctions to supervisors
Attach labels to finished packaged items
Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as scale not working properly. Fill containers to standard set on label
Complete and maintain all required paperwork
Take part in our annual inventory of material, equipment and supplies as assigned
Follow all clean up and housekeeping procedures
Follow departmental GMP standards
Qualification
Required
Education generally equivalent to a high school diploma
One to three years of related experience
Ability to speak, read, and comprehend English
Ability to comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to other employees of the organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Ability to operate various tools and equipment to include a computer, hoist, hand truck and various small hand tools
Ability to pass forklift operator course and drive a forklift
Requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
Requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
Requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude
Regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls
Occasionally required to walk; sit; reach above shoulders; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Specific vision abilities required include close vision and peripheral vision
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Industry-leading benefits
Training
Mentoring
Growth opportunities
Company
Denali Ingredients
Denali Ingredients is an ingredients manufacturer for ice cream, novelty, fluid dairy, and bakery.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-10-03Acquired
Leadership Team
Mikael Harder
CFO/COO
Roger Steensma
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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